If I could add to what Sabby said, I've been at sites that allowed editing/deleting any time the person wanted. It lead to chaos in some cases. Things would happen like a person posting something, then going back, changing the post and swearing they never said whatever.
Yes, there have been times that I've been frustrated I couldn't go back and edit a post (usually to fix a typo), but I've found mods/admin are good about making changes when I request them.
To me, stopping to consider what I've said in a post is part of self-growth. Lord knows there have been times in my past I posted stuff that got me in trouble. It taught me to stop and think before I hit the "submit" button.
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